Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-07-20
A baby girl was born Saturday to
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Bertram.

slVe neat Wnen ming.
Sells Bros shows will exhibit in
this city, Saturday, August Is. This cir
Gus and menagerie combination is a NAM
moth concern and one OF the best travel
ing this season. The tents will be pitch
ed on the Dennis grounds, in the Fifth
ward.
The oldest inhabitant fails to recall
week of such weather as last in Mil
waukee, or one in which the death-rate
was go high. The deaths ip the city for
the week ending Saturday night lass,
numbered 139, of which ninety-one were
infants under two years of age.
The funeral of Henry Gamm, men,
ton of whose drowning was made last
week, took place last Friday afternoon
from ST. PauPs Lutheran church, on
Sixth street, and a large number of
mourning friends were present to pay the
last tribute of respect to his memory.
Prof Herolde, Europe's greatest liv-
ing magician. will positively appear at
Concordia Island Sunday next, July "A.
Matinee and evening performance. Ad-
mission to Island and entertainment 10
cents. Buses will run to and from the
Island at 10 cents trip.
The accounts in The Sentinel of the
damage to the buildings of the Wolf River
Manufacturing company, at Ostrander,
by the storm of Saturday night, are great
" exaggerated. Hon jesse Stone, who
is one of the owners, has received letter
from the mill stating that the entire dam
age will not exceed 800.
Last night the st. Anthony elevator,
situated two miles east OF Minneapolis,
was burned, together with 100000
bushels of wheat. The loss on building
and machinery is $3.50, 900, and on grain
$S25,000. The St. Anthony was one OF
the largest elevators in the northwest.
Sunday night the portable engine in
the saw mill of Fred Liesner, in the town
of Ashippun, Dodge county, was destroy
ed by dynamite. One night some mont BIS
since the engine was disabled by mali
cious person, and it is now believed
that both outrages were perpetrated by
the operator of competing machine.
WATERFOWL, July 10, 1887.
We, the Little Potatoes of this city, sent
a challenge to the Watertown Stars tC
play a game of ball for $500, but they
refused because they were afraid, appar-
emily, of losing their las! five. They
think they are "lalas" since they came
back from Oconomowoc, but it takes the
Potatoes to give them a good rub.
J. SMITH, Capt.
". MCLAUGHLIN, Treas.
Last Saturday was without doubt the
hottest day ever experienced in Water
town. The thermometers egistered from
100 to 104 in the shade. Notwithstand-
ing a brisk breeze was blowing most Of
the time, it appeared to have 20 effect
upon the torrid atmosphere. IN fact the
4 wind was of the character of sirocco
oppressive and enervating. 1t is strange
that no cases of sunstroke occurred Sew
eral establishments shut down work Fri
day and Saturday, among them the brick
yards Sunday cooled off some, but was
still sultry. Early Monday morning q
refreshing rain commenced to faIl-con-
tinuing for several hours-bringing about
adelightful change in the atmosphere fol-
Mondays enjoyment,it being over twenty
five degrees cooler than on Sat urday.
In answer to an inquiry The Chicago
Inter Ocean of Saturday, gives the follow
ing brief sketch of Carl Schurz:
Carl Schurz was born near Cologne,
Germany, in 1929 He received a liberal
0uuCdtlOU, duu when STUDENT at the
University Of Bonn, in 1848, was engaged
with other students in the revolutionary
movement then started, and was obliged
to flee for his life. He went to Switzer-
land, thence to Paris and to London. In
the latter city he taught for year, then
came to America in 1852 After stay
of few years in Philadelphia, he went
West and settled in Wisconsin In time
he became prominent in politics, and was
one of the most active speakers of the
Republican party in 1860 To March,
1861, he was sent to Spain as minister,
but returned the following December and
entered the army. He was made gen
eral and was in the battles of Second
Bulls Run, Charlottesville, Gettysburg,
and Chattanooga. After the war he re-
sumed the practice of law.
And The Inter Ocean might have add
ed that the first Office ever filled by Carl
Schurz in the United States, was that al
alderman of the Fifth ward of the city oil
WATERFOWL, an Office he held during sew
eral terms. It was while resident oil
fhis CITY that MIR Schurz was candidate